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Teams from England, Spain, Italy and Germany have enjoyed spells of dominance in UEFA’s flagship club competitions The Champions League and Europa League have been dominated in recent years by teams hailing from the same handful of countries. Spain, England, Italy and Germany are all guaranteed at least four teams in the Champions League group stage which, of course, helps. ...

A minimum of four Premier League teams play in the Champions League each season, but that can increase The 2019 Champions League final will be an all-Premier League affair with Liverpool and Tottenham set to face off in Madrid, while two English teams could also potentially meet in the final of the Europa League, with Arsenal and Chelsea in opposite ...

What do the continent’s top stars still have to play for in Europe’s biggest leagues? Premier League The relegation battle has all been wrapped up, and Victor Wanyama’s Tottenham Hotspur will join Chelsea in the Champions League barring defeat for Spurs at home against Everton, a win for Arsenal against Burnley, and an eight-goal-difference swing. The primary focus on the final day will be on the title race, where Riyad ...

The Spanish giants are set to continue their partnership with the company through 2028 as part of a new sponsorship agreement Real Madrid has reportedly inked a massive new €1.1 billion (£946m/$1.2bn) sponsorship deal with Adidas. The German sportswear giant and the Spanish club have been working together since 1998, and Adidas confirmed that a new deal was in place ...

The Argentine superstar receives most of the praise for his team’s triumphs and should be assigned blame for their failures, believes the Brazil great Lionel Messi should be assigned as much blame for Barcelona’s failures as he is praised for their success, according to Brazil legend Ronaldo. The Argentine was near his brilliant best in the first leg of the ...

HARRY KANE’S “mental” half-time rant has emerged as the secret weapon that sparked Tottenham’s remarkable turnaround against Ajax on Wednesday. The injured England captain travelled with the squad despite his ankle ligament problem being several weeks away, and was in and around the dressing-room throughout the second leg of the Champions League semi-final against Ajax. And when he saw his ...

Foreign Ministers of Eritrea and China met in Beijing on Monday (May 6) with both sides committing to a mutually beneficial relation to both countries. “Eritrea and China stand ready to build a healthy and strong partnership for the benefit of their two peoples,” a statement made by Eritrean Foreign Minister Osman Saleh when he met with his Chinese counterpart, ...

Famed French design house Dior were up for trolls when they posted a tweet in early May outlining what was their latest fabrics on social media platform Twitter. The said fabrics were the mixed coloured type with designs that most Twitter users identified as more African with people over the continent having spotted it long before Dior’s ‘unveiling.’ The design ...

Leaders of South Africa’s main political parties taking part in Wednesday’s national elections have cast their ballots in their different constituencies across the country. They joined some 26.8 million registered voters to cast their votes in 22,925 polling stations which opened at 7:00 am (0500 GMT) and are due to close 14 hours later . Wednesday’s election will renew the ...

World Health Organization experts recommended on Tuesday a dramatic expansion of vaccination against Ebola in Congo after a surge in cases showed that the strategy of vaccinating those known to be exposed to the disease was no longer sufficient. Health workers fighting against the second worst Ebola epidemic in history are now implementing a “ring” strategy, vaccinating anyone directly exposed ...